February 2012
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Event of the Week
What: Author Mark Mustian appearing as part of “A Way With Words: Connecting Writers and Readers”
Where: Selby Library*
When: Friday, March 2, 6 p.m.
Why: Mark Mustian wrote “The Gendarme” and was the 2010 Gold Medal Winner of the Florida Book Award. So, why wouldn’t you want to hear him or meet him?!
More information on this program is found on the library’s...
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Links I Love Friday: Crafty Things I Might...
“Make an origami cat bookmark” on How About Orange: A cute little cat bookmark made using some instructions from YouTube.
Very cute! And I think you could just as easily call this an owl.
Find much more origami in SUNCAT.
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Links I Love Friday
“Is it better to be the only one to love a book that everyone else hates, or the only one who hates a book that everyone else loves?” on I Love Charts: Which do you want to be: the only one to love a book or the only one to hate it?
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Links I Love Friday
“Lights. Camera. Wait.” by Tess Lynch from n+1 on Utne.com: “An aspiring actor endures the indignity of auditioning for commercials.”
I loved reading a little bit about the life of a working actor.
If you’re an actor (or just want to read about it), check SUNCAT for the subject “Acting.”
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Am I blue?
Am I blue? No, I’m not blue, but this story on Yahoo, ABCNews and elsewhere about a family of blue people in Kentucky caught my attention this morning.*
At its heart, I think this story is about genetic inheritance, and if you’re interested in that, too, you can find more fascinating stories about genetics in SUNCAT.
Try searching for these:
Genetics
Heredity, Human
Human...
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Links I Love Friday
“Dashboard? More Like Bookshelf: Your Guide to Literary Tumblrs” on The Millions: A list from The Millions of “some of the friendliest book lovers around” on Tumblr.
YOU sent me this link, and I love it! So many new links to follow!
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Links I Love Friday
Librarian Wardrobe, librarianwardrobe.com: “Not always buns and sensible shoes, librarians at various types of libraries have different styles (and dress codes). Check it out…or submit your own.”
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Links I Love Friday
“The blurry line between books & jackets” on We So Thrifty: This post on the blog We So Thrifty caught my eye because it combines fonts, books, and thrifting—all things I love. As We So Thrifty writes, “While it may seem dry to some, these sort of pleasant intersections between life, design, and fashion are what it’s all about for me.”
And, if you’d like...
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"Dogs in" SUNCAT
Malachy the Pekingese was named Best in Show yesterday at the Westminster Dog Show.* NYPL Wire’s post on this topic makes a Seinfeld reference, and I’m envious I didn’t think of something so clever.
No, not for me the smart, pop culture references….Oh, no, instead I’ll just direct you to SUNCAT and something I just discovered this morning: subjects starting with...
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Grammy Winners
Did you watch the 54th Annual Grammy Awards last night?
I watched some of the early red carpet coverage then promptly forgot all about the actual award show. (“How could that happen?” you ask. I can’t figure it out either.) Considering my New Year’s resolution, watching the show would have been a good idea….
Oh, well, no sense fretting now, especially since I can...
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Links I Love Friday
“Ten Reasons I Hate PowerPoint: Musings from the Corner Office” on DivineCaroline: If you follow the library on Twitter, you know this week was “Just Say No to PowerPoint Week.” (And, no, we didn’t make that up.)
It’s easy to blame the program for bad presentations, but 10 of these 10 reasons to hate PowerPoint are under the control of the user. Instead of...
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Links I Love Friday: Crafty Things...I Might...
“Today’s Project: Spirit Jugs” on eighteen25: Make Halloween luminaries out of milk jugs.
Today seems to be my day for linking to holiday things that are completely unrelated to the current month’s observances. However, I am not trying to suggest Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day don’t offer wonderful decorating options. In fact, you can find...
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Links I Love Friday
“Alan Sailer Christmas Ornament Explosions” on Beautiful/Decay: The blog post on which I found this link wrote, “Question: What’s more beautiful than a Christmas tree full of sparkly ornaments? Answer: Christmas ornaments full of sparkly glitter—exploding.” Agreed! I think these photos are a little disturbing but mostly just beautiful.
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Book Covers: Once More With Feeling
My colleague sent me a link to The Book Cover Archive a few days ago. Here’s what happened when I read her message:
Visited the link and fell madly in love with one of the book covers,
Decided I must read that book simply because of the cover even though it’s not in SUNCAT and not available through the library,
Thought, “Hey, haven’t I linked to The Book Cover Archive...
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Super Bowl XLVI
So, let’s talk about the most important aspect of the Super Bowl-watching experience: the commercials.
Just kidding…The actual game is the most important part of the Super Bowl, and I watched it from beginning to end this year, even napping in the afternoon so I wouldn’t fall asleep at 9:30.
But, let’s talk about the commercials anyway….
The game was exciting this...
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Links I Love Friday
“Create Book Shelves, Literally” on RealSimple.com and “How to Make Your Own Book Planters for Succulents” on ApartmentTherapy.com: Although I prefer “decorating” with stacks of books I’m planning to read, these ideas YOU sent me are clever.
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Links I Love Friday
“LIFECYCLE: 365 days in the life of a bike in NYC” on dcycledesign.tumblr.com:
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Links I Love Friday
refdesk.com, Fact Checker for the Internet: YOU sent me this link because it has
Today’s Birthday
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Headline News
Atomic Clock
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Calendars for any year
Debt Clock
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Whew! You had me at Today’s Birthday.
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Groundhog Day? Maybe it's time for a different...
It’s Groundhog Day, and we either are or aren’t going to have six more weeks of winter depending on which of the prognosticating groundhogs you follow.
“Ho-hum,” I say. My attention is focused on another furry, elusive and frankly far more interesting animal today:
The wolverine!
If you watched “Nature” last night on PBS, you’ll understand my sudden...